Publications

(* denotes equal contribution; ^ denotes corresponding author)

Since joining Dartmouth

2020

[65] Congran Jin, Jinhua Zhang*, Ian Trase, Shicheng Huang, Zhe Xu, Lin Dong, Ziyue Liu, Sophie Usherwood, John X.J. Zhang* and Zi Chen* , Tunable, flexible and resilient robots driven by an electrostatic actuator, Advance Intelligent Systems, 1900162, 2020 (featured on the cover; highlighted in Advanced Science News).

[64] Xing Guo†, Baihao Shao†, Shaobing Zhou, Ivan Aprahamian, and Zi Chen*. Intracellular Particle Tracking and Precise Control of Drug Release Using an Emissive Hydrazone Photochrome, Chemical Science, DOI: 10.1039/C9SC05321B.

[63] Junjie Lin, Qiaohang Guo*, Shiwen Dou, Nengbin Hua, Chan Zheng, Yian Pan, Youting Huang, Zi Chen*, Wenzhe Chen*. Bistable Structures with Controllable Wrinkled Surface. Extreme Mechanics Letters, 100653, 2020.

[62] S. Li, H. Yu, T.-D. Li, Z. Chen, W. Deng, A. Anbari, and J. Fan*, Understanding transport of an elastic, spherical particle through a confining channel. Applied Physics Letters, in press (Editors’ pick).

[61] Congran Jin, Nanjing Hao, Zhe Xu, Ian Trase, Yuan Nie, Lin Dong, Andrew Closson, Zi Chen, John X.J. Zhang. Flexible Piezoelectric Nanogenerators Using Metal-doped ZnO-PVDF Films. Sensors & Actuators: A. Physical, in press.

[60] Ian Trase, Zhe Xu, Zi Chen*, Hong Tan, John X.J. Zhang*. Thin-Film Bidirectional Transducers for Haptic Wearables. Sensors & Actuators: A. Physical, 303: 111655, 2020.

[59] Lin Wang, Miao Wang, Guangchao Wan, Xing Guo, Xinwen Xie, Wei Liu, Yunmao Zhang, Jing Fan, Xu Hou*, Zi Chen*. Porosity-tunable structures with “fossilized” bubbles, ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 2020, 2, 2, 497-504.

2019

[58] Guangchao Wan†, Yin Liu†, Zhe Xu†, Congran Jin, Lin Dong, Xiaomin Han, John X.J. Zhang*, and Zi Chen*. Tunable Bistability of a Clamped Elastic Beam, Extreme Mechanics Letters, 34:100603, 2019.

[57] Lin Dong, Andrew B.Closson, Meagan Oglesby, Danny Escobedo, Xiaomin Han, Yuan Nie, Shicheng Huang, Marc D. Feldman*, ZiChen*, John X.J.Zhang*. In vivo cardiac power generation enabled by an integrated helical piezoelectric pacemaker lead. Nano Energy 66: 104085, 2019.

[56] Catalina-Paula Spatarelu†, Hao Zhang†, Dung Trung Nguyen†, Xinyue Han, Ruchuan Liu, Qiaohang Guo, Jacob Notbohm, Jing Fan, Liyu Liu*, Zi Chen*. Biomechanics of Collective Cell Migration in Cancer Progression– Experimental and Computational Methods. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 5, 8, 3766-3787, 2019. doi: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.8b01428.

[55] Lin Dong, Andrew B. Closson, Zhe Xu, Yin Liu, Xiaomin Han, Zi Chen, and John X.J. Zhang. Vibration Energy Harvesting System: Transduction Mechanisms, Frequency Tuning Techniques and Biomehcanical Applications. Advanced Materials Technologies, in press.

[54] Lin Wang†, Dong Wang†, Shicheng Huang†, Xing Guo, Guangchao Wan, Jing Fan and Zi Chen*. Controllable Shape Changing and Distinct tri-stability of Bilayer Composite. ACS Materials&Interface, 11 (18): 16881-16887, 2019.

[53] Bingzhe Xu†, Xiaomin Han†, Yuwei Hu, Yiming Luo, Chia-Hung Chen, Zi Chen*, Peng Shi*. Remotely Controlled Transformable Soft Robot Based on Engineered Cardiac Tissue Construct. Small, 2019, 1900006 (featured as a cover art of the Frontispiece: Xu_et_al-2019-Small). https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.201900006.

[52] Shicheng Huang, Likun Tan, Nan Hu, Dong Wang, Kevin T. Chu, Matthew Abate, Lin Wang, Xiaomin Han, Wanliang Shan, and Zi Chen^. A pseudo-spectral method computational framework for post-buckling of a thin rod embedded in elastic media, under review.

2018

[51] Linli Zhu, Chunsheng Wen, Chongyang Gao, J. Lu, Xiang Guo, Zi Chen. Static and dynamic mechanical behaviors of gradient-nanotwinned stainless steel with a composite structure: Experiments and modeling. International Journal of Plasticity, in press.
[50] Xue Hou, Yin Liu, Guangchao Wan, Zhe Xu, Chunsheng Wen, Hui Yu, John Zhang^, Jianbao Li^, and Zi Chen^. Magneto-sensitive Bistable Soft Actuators: Experiments, Simulations, and Applications, Applied Physics Letters, in press.
[49] Liu, Yin; Zeng, Wei; Wan, Guangchao; Dong, Lin; Xu, Zhe; Zhang, John^; Chen, Zi^ Voltage-actuated Snap-through in Bistable Piezoelectric Thin Films: A Computational Study. Smart Materials and Structures, in press.
[48] Dong Wang, Nan Hu, Shicheng Huang, Amir Mohammadi Nasab, Kevin Yang, Matthew C. Abate, Xiaojiao Yu, Likun Tan, Wanliang Shan, and Zi Chen^. Buckling and post-buckling of an elastic rod embedded in a bilayer matrix. Extreme Mechanics Letters, in press.
[47] Zhe Xu, Yin Liu, Lin Dong, Andrew B. Closson, Nanjing Hao, Meagan Oglesby, Gladys Patricia Escobar, Chunsheng Wen, Marc David Feldman, Zi Chen^ and John X.J. Zhang^. Tunable Mechanical Beams with Mesoporous PVDF-TrFE/CNT Composite Film for Energy Harvesting, ACS Applied Materials&Interface, 10, 33516–33522, 2018.
[46] Guangchao Wan † , Congran Jin †, Ian Trase , Shan Zhao and Zi Chen^. Helical Structures Mimicking Chiral Seedpod Opening and Tendril Coiling. Sensors, 18, 2973; doi:10.3390/s18092973, 2018.
[45] Hannah Grover, Catalina-Paula Spatarelu, Kniya De’De’, Shan Zhao, Kevin Yang, Yu Shrike Zhang and Zi Chen^. Vascularization in 3D printed tissues: emerging technologies to overcome longstanding obstacles, AIMS Cell and Tissue Engineering, 2(3): 163–184, 2018.
[44] L. Dong, C. Wen, Y. Liu, Z. Xu, A. B. Closson, X. Han, G. P. Escobar, M. Oglesby, M. Feldman, Z. Chen^ and X.J. Zhang^, 2018 ” Piezoelectric buckled beam array on a pacemaker lead for energy harvesting”, Advanced Materials Technologies, 2018, DOI: 10.1002/admt.201800335.
[43] L Dong, X. Han, Z. Xu, A. B. Closson, Y. Liu, C. Wen, X. Liu, G. P. Escobar, M. Oglesby, M. Feldman, Z. Chen^ and X.J. Zhang^. Flexible Porous Piezoelectric Cantilever on a Pacemaker Lead for Compact Energy Harvesting. Advanced Materials Technologies, 2018, DOI:10.1002/admt.201800148.
[42] Chunsheng Wen*, Xiaojiao Yu*, Wei Zeng, Shan Zhao, Lin Wang, Guangchao Wan, Shicheng Huang, Hannah Grover and Zi Chen^. Mechanical Behaviors and Biomedical Applications of Shape Memory Materials: A Review, in press.
[41] Yan Li*, Hannah Grover*, Eric Dai, Kevin Yang, and Zi Chen^. Probing the Roles of Physical Forces in Early Chick Embryonic Morphogenesis. Journal of Visualized Experiments, in press.
[40] Hu Nan*,Dajing Chen*, Dong Wang, Shicheng Huang, Ian Trase, Hannah M. Grover, Xiaojiao Yu, John X.J. Zhang^, and Zi Chen^. Stretchable Kirigami  polyvinylidene difluoride Thin Films for Energy Harvesting: Design, Analysis, and Performance. Physical Review Applied, 9: 021002, 2018.

2017

[39] Xing Guo*, Lin Wang*, Kayla Duval, Jing Fan, Shaobing Zhou, and Zi Chen^. Dimeric Drug Polymeric Micelles with Acid-Active Tumor Targeting and FRET-Traceable Drug Release. Advanced Materials, 30: 1705436 (featured on the back cover).
[38] Amir Mohammadi Nasab, Dong Wang, Zi Chen, and Wanliang Shan. Buckling shape transition of an embedded thin elastic rod after failure of surrounding elastic medium. Extreme Mechanics Letters, 15: 51-56, 2017.
[37] Kayla Duval*, Hannah Grover*, Li-Hsin Han*, Yongchao Mou, Adrian F. Pegoraro, Jeffery Fredberg, and Zi Chen^. Modeling Physiological Events in 2D vs. 3D Cell Culture. Physiology, 32(4):266-277, 2017.
[36] J. Fan*, S.H. Kim*^, Z. Chen, S.B. Zhou, E. Amstad, T. Lin, and D.A. Weitz^. Creation of faceted polyhedral microgels from compressed emulsions. Small, doi: 10.1002/smll.201701256.
[35] Xiaojiao Yu*, Lina Zhang*, Nan Hu, Hannah Grover, Shicheng Huang, Dong Wang, and Zi Chen^. Shape Formation of Helical Ribbons Induced by Material Anisotropy, Applied Physics Letters, 110: 091901, 2017 (featured on the cover).
[34] Valenzuela, Cristian; Wagner, Willi; Bennett, Robert; Ysasi, Alexandra; Belle, Janeil; Molter, Karin; Straub, Beate; Wang, Dong; Chen, Zi; Tsuda, Akira; Ackermann, Maximilian; Mentzer, Steven. Extracellular Assembly of the Elastin Cable Line Element in the Developing Lung, Anatomical Record, doi: 10.1002/ar.23603.
[33] Ziao Tian, Lina Zhang, Yangfu Fang, Borui Xu, Shiwei Tang, Nan Hu, Zhenghua An, Zi Chen^, and Yongfeng Mei^. Deterministic Self-Rolling of Ultra-thin Nanocrystalline Diamond Nanomembranes for Three-Dimensional Tubular/Helical Architecture, Advanced Materials, DOI: 10.1002/adma.201604572 [link].
[32] Nan Hu, Xiaomin Han, Shicheng Huang, Hannah Grover, Xiaojiao Yu, Lina Zhang, Ian Trase, John X.J. Zhang, Li Zhang^, Lixin Dong^, Zi Chen^. Edge Effect of Strained Bilayer Nanofilms for Tunable Multistability and Actuation, Nanoscale, 9:2958, 2017 [link] (Open Access).

2016

[31] Z. Chen^, Q. Guo, E. Dai, N. Forsch, L.A. Taber. How the embryonic chick brain twists. Journal of the Royal Society Interface 13: 20160395 (2016) [link].
[30] Sun, H., Tang, J., Mou, Y., Zhou, J., Qu, L., Duval, K., Huang, Z., Lin, N., Dai, R., Liang, C., Chen, Z., Tang, L., Tian, F., Carbon nanotube-composite hydrogels promote intercalated disc assembly in engineered cardiac tissues through β1-integrin mediated FAK and RhoA pathway, Acta Biomaterialia (2016), doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2016.10.025.
[29] X. Huang*^, Z. Huang*, B. Xu*, Z. Chen, T.J. Re, Q. Zheng, Z. Tang, and X. Huang. Elevated MTSS1 Expression Associated with Metastasis and Poor Prognosis of Residual Hepatitis B-related Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research, in press.
[28] X. Yu*, I. Trase*, M. Ren, K. Duval, X. Guo, and Z. Chen^. Design of Nanoparticle-Based Carriers for Targeted Drug Delivery, Journal of Nanomaterials, 2016: 1087250 (2016).
[27] Z. Chen*^, G. Huang*, I. Trase*,  X. Han, and Y. Mei^, Mechanical self-assembly of a strain-engineered flexible layer: Wrinkling, rolling, and twisting, Physical Review Applied (http://arxiv.org/abs/1512.04967), 5, 017001 (2016). 

2015

[26] Q. Guo*, E. Dai*, X. Han*, S. Xie, E. Chao, and Z. Chen^, Fast nastic motion of plants and bio-inspired structures, Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 12: 20150598 (2015). Featured on the cover.
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[25] K. Gou^ and Z. Chen. Inverse Sturm-Liouville Problems and their Biomedical Engineering Applications. JSM Mathematics and Statistics, 2(1): 1008 (2015). 
[24] A.M. Nasab, Z. Chen, and W. Shan^. Buckling profile of a thin rod embedded in a fractured biopolymer matrix. Journal of Postdoctoral Research, 3(6): 1 (2015).
[23] B. Zhang*, X. Tang*, X. Huang, L. Xia, X. Zhang, G. Wen^, and Z. Chen^, Metal–semiconductor Zn/ZnO core–shell nanocables: facile and large-scale fabrication, growth mechanism, oxidation behavior, and microwave absorption performance, CrystEngComm, 17: 2806 (2015) (link: http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2015/CE/c5ce00013k#!divAbstract).
[22] Z. Chen^, Xiaomin Han, Huang Zheng. Residual stresses and Poisson’s effect drive shape formation and transition of helical structures. Journal of Elasticity, 119 (1-2):321-333 (2015). DOI: 10.1007/s10659-015-9525-6 (link: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10659-015-9525-6).

[21] Z. Chen^. Shape Transition and Multi-stability of Helical Ribbons: a Finite Element Method Study, Archive of Applied Mechanics, 85: 331-338 (2015).

Prior to joining Dartmouth

2014

[20] Q. Guo*, A.K. Mehta, M.A. Grover, W. Chen, D.G. Lynn and Z. Chen*^. Shape selection and multiy-stability in helical ribbons. Applied Physics Letters, 14, 917-921 (2014). Featured on the cover of APL.

[19] Q. Guo*, Z. Chen*^, W. Li, P. Dai, K. Ren, J. Lin, L.A. Taber and W. Chen. Mechanics of tunable helices and geometric frustration in biomimetic seashells. Europhysics Letters, 105, 64005 (2014). EPL Highlights of 2014.

[18] Z. Chen^. Geometric nonlinearity and mechanical anisotropy in strained helical nanoribbons. Nanoscale, 6, 9443-9447 (2014).

[17] Q. Guo*, H. Zheng*, W. Chen and Z. Chen*^. Modelling bistable behaviors in morphing structures through finite element simulations. Bio-medical materials and Engineering, 24, 557-562 (2014).

[16] Q. Guo*, H. Zheng*, W. Chen and Z. Chen*^. Finite Element Simulations on Mechanical Self-Assembly of Biomimetic Helical Structures. Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology, 13, 1340018 (2014).

2013 and before

[15] W. Shan^ and Z. Chen^. Mechanical instability of thin elastic rods.Journal of Postdoctoral Research, 1, 1-8 (2013).

[14] H. Zheng, Y. Liu and Z. Chen^. Fast Motion of Plants: from Biomechanics to Biomimetics. Journal of Postdoctoral Research, 40, 50 (2013).

[13] Z. Chen*^, C. Majidi, D.J. Srolovitz and M. Haataja. Continuum Elasticity Theory Approach for Spontaneous Bending and Twisting of Ribbons Induced by Mechanical Anisotropy. arXiv preprint arXiv:1209.3321 (2012).

[12] Z. Chen*^, Q. Guo, C. Majidi, W. Chen, D.J. Srolovitz and M. Haataja. Nonlinear geometric effects in mechanical bistable morphing structures. Physical Review Letters, 109, 114302 (2012).

[11] M.A. Wyczalkowski*, Z. Chen*^, B.A. Filas, V.D. Varner and L.A. Taber. Computational Models for Mechanics of Morphogenesis. Birth Defects Research Part C: Embryo Today: Reviews, 96, 132-152 (2012).

[10] W.L. Shan, Z. Chen, C.P. Broedersz, A.A. Gumaste, W.O. Soboyejo, and C.P. Brangwynne. Attenuated short wavelength buckling and force propagation in a biopolymer-reinforced rod. Soft Matter, 9, 194-199 (2012).

[9] Z. Chen, C. Majidi, D.J. Srolovitz and M. Haataja^. Tunable Helical Ribbons. Applied Physics Letters, 98, 011906 (2011).

[8] C. Majidi, Z. Chen, D.J. Srolovitz and M. Haataja^. Spontaneous Bending of Piezoelectric Nanoribbons: Mechanics, Polarization and Space Charge Coupling. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solid, 58, 73-85 (2010).

[7] Z. Chen, K.T. Chu, DJ.J. Srolovitz, J.M. Rickman and M.P. Haataja^. Dislocation climb strengthening in Systems with Immobile Obstacles: Three-dimensional levels-set simulation study. Physical Review B, 81, 054104 (2010).

[6] Z. Chen, H. Zheng and Y. Rong^. On the Determination of Shear Angle in Martensitc Transformations. Materials Science and Engineering A, 457, 380-384 (2007).

[5] H. Zheng, Z. Chen and Y. Rong^. The Improvement of Calculating γ (fcc)→ ε (hcp) Martensitic Transformation Shear Angle. Journal of Shanghai Jiaotong University, 4, 017 (2007).

[4] C. Wen, B. Huang, Z. Chen and Y. Rong^. Martensite and its reverse transformation in nanocrystalline bulk Co. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 438, 420-426 (2006).

[3] C. Wen, Z. Chen, B. Huang and Y. Rong^. Nanocrystallization and magnetic properties of Fe-30 weight percent Ni alloy by surface mechanical attrition treatment. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 37, 1413-1421 (2006).

[2] Z. Chen, Q. Liu, Q. Meng and Y. Rong^. Structural evolution and stability of mechanically alloyed Fe-Ni nanocrystalline. Journal of Central South University of Technology, 12, 389-392 (2005).

[1] Z. Chen and Z. Guo^. Comments on shear-rotation mechanism for martensitic transformations. Progress in Natural Science, 14, 917-921 (2004).
(* denotes equal contribution;^ denotes corresponding author)